Construction Advancement Program (CAP)

What is CAP?

CAP, the Construction Advancement Program of Western Pennsylvania, is a service organization established in 1961 via the collective bargaining agreements between the Master Builders’ Association and various building trades unions.

The primary CAP function is to provide services which benefit all persons, management and labor alike, who earn their living in union construction working for any of the contributing firms. These services include activities in the fields of Accident Prevention, Education, Apprenticeship, Industry Relations, Legislation, Human Relations and Public Relations.

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CAP Board of Trustees

Chairman: Raymond A. Volpatt, Jr., Volpatt Construction
Secretary / Treasurer: Michael R. Mascaro, Mascaro Construction Company, LP
Executive Director: David D. Daquelente, Master Builders’ Association
Eugene Brown, Alliance Drywall Interiors, Inc.
Alexander G. Dick, Dick Building Company
James T. Frantz, TEDCO Construction Corporation
Adam Harris, Harris Masonry, Inc.
Steven M. Massaro, Massaro Corporation
Jake Ploeger, PJ Dick Incorporated
Darlaine L. Taylor, Century Steel Erectors Co., LP
Frederick Episcopo, Wyatt Incorporated (MICA)

Contributors

Any building construction employer of carpenters, operating engineers, laborers, cement masons, pile drivers, bricklayers, plasters, and drywall finishers, contributes to the CAP Fund according to the number of manhours worked by these tradespeople. These fund contributions provide the capital with which the staff administers the programs as directed by the CAP Trustees.

Annual Scholarship

In the field of education, providing annual scholarships to students in the University of Pittsburgh’s Engineering Department is something near and dear to CAP. In the early 1990’s CAP responded to an inquiry from Pitt’s Engineering Department to do a needs assessment of the construction community so that the University of Pittsburgh could expand its engineering studies into areas that would improve the skills and the marketability of its graduates. The CAP Board of Trustees worked with university faculty to help set goals for what is now the University of Pittsburgh Construction Management Program.

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Today, the membership benefits from the MBA’s continued dedication to the construction industry. The MBA staff is ready to assist you. As the construction industry’s leading voice, the MBA will continue Leading the Industry, Building the Region for you and your company.

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